General Chat

If you suddenly came into a sum of money, lets say £10,000 -
would you blow it or a lot of it on a holiday, donate it to charity, invest it, give it to family, pay off debts or part of your mortgage, etc?

I know exactly what I would do, but as it's a rainy day I thought it might make a topic for discussion.

:-)

Good morning Eldrick

Use it to help others. What woud you do with it?

xxx Shimms xxx

I'd probably give some to my favourite charities but the bulk I'd give to our son.

We're "comfortable" so don't really need anything.

Gwynne

Good morning Eldrick
I would first pay of any outstanding bills.
Treat my grandson to something.
Then sit and have a think about the best way to put it to use
Some would be put away for another rainy day,but not sure about the rest
It all depends on your needs at the time
As I work in a care home,some may go their way.

Morning all. Personally, being a greedy beggar, I would invest it for a rainy day. I certainly wouldnt give any away to anyone, but I would have to make an codicil to my will :-)

Must say I dont think I would give much away either
But then again ,it would depend on circumstances

Morning all, 10K not a lot these days, now if i won 10M then i would have a problem of what to do with it all, first i've give my 3 offsprings a million each just to get them off me back for a while, would have to move home, couldn't stay where i live with millions in the bank, maybe just spend our days doing all the things we dream of now.

I'd spend maybe a small amount of it on boring things we've needed to get done for ages but haven't got round to...new hob...new microwave..sorting out the front garden etc...I'd put some away for Christmas pressies for the girls so we'd have a stress free Christmas....treat my Mum and Dad to something nice...have a nice meal out ..on me with my friends...buy OH whatever gadget he's after..there's bound to be something lol....and put the remainder away under my bed under lock and key for emergencies xx

**oops forgot...I'd also buy myself a bottle of Cheteau neuf du pappe....YUM x

i would pay of, my two debts,
take baby S, to disney
get my loft converted into a bedroom,
get my kitchen re fitted,
go to london for the day
and waste the rest :)

I would spend it all on a holiday in Italy.

well Eldrick I dont know about the money but you could hand over some of the rain we have had nothing more than a spatter for 5 months

with 10k I would 'breathe' again for a little while...it would be enough to re-assure me I could have this roof over my head for the next year, basically 'buy me time' to recoup my losses lol.

If however I had enough in the bank already ( oh unlikely supposition!) I would put a large part of it in my son's account, towards 'start up ' costs for whatever business he might decide to go into when old enough.

xx

i would use it for a deposit on another buy to let for baby satan

his future is important to us

Put it straight into the bank while I find the best investment return.

Finish my half done kitchen.... and my half done bedroom... and the rest, if any, would be squandered on me and hubby... we have supported our sons well into their mid 30's, hence the half completed projects (plus my illness, lol) and it is now our turn.

As RB said... if it was 10 million, that is a different story entirely... I have 7 siblings, 2 sons, 2 grandsons, (no I don't, I have two granddaughters, lol, I was thinking of my sister's grandsons there!!) and my parents..... and 21 nieces and nephews, 4 grt nieces and nephews.... so it will be well utilised.

But I would donate some to Leukaemia Research... and to MacMillan.... plus NCH, British Red Cross, and The Salvation Army.

And my main project would be very controversial... some might even call it controlling..... A Mother and Baby home with a difference.... like, one with rules, lolol

Love

Daff xxxx

ps.... not blaming the illness on our sons, lol.... just the half finished projects... their need seemed greater than ours at the time, and then I couldn't have all the mess...

Oh.... and I would have a HUGE Party........ I like parties.... xxxx

BE GREEDY SPEND IT ON ME ME ME

Best ask me missus El Boy, I would,nt get a chance to think about it,

Gone before I knew it lol

Ray

A week in London so that I could go to the LMA etc. plus some of the places on my list, and not have to worry about getting to the train on time...The rest would go into pension pot, or spent on the house, or a break somewhere nice.

Maybe be able to afford all the BDM certs I still need.

I would spend half of it on another holiday back to the UK,to catch up on seeing the places I missed out on last time,and spend the rest on boring things like debts,and putting some aside for a rainy day.

$20,000 wouldn't go very far,though-I could do a lot more with one million dollars-not being greedy,LOL!!!